<h1>Budget prioritisation criticised as appeasement over development, alleging neglect of rural infrastructure, farmers and jobs.</h1> Opposition leaders criticise the state budget as prioritising appeasement through targeted allocations for minority schemes and select institutions, while neglecting rural infrastructure, farmer support, youth skill development and regional priorities. They further allege the budget relies on substantial borrowing and a large fiscal deficit despite incomplete spending from the prior year, arguing the mix of guarantees and selective outlays reflects vote-bank politics rather than sustainable investments in employment, MSME support or agricultural resilience.